Brisbane – dead boring or just plain dead?

Poor Brissie is back where some say it belongs - as the butt of a joke. A recent book declared the city to be simultaneously boring and dangerous. The tongue-in-cheek book has some tourism officials once again defending against the boring moniker. I gotta be honest - I tend to agree with the book. Brisbane – dead boring or just plain dead?


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Red26 | October 18th, 2005 at 10:16 am
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McDowall Resident | December 23rd, 2005 at 2:29 pm
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As a resident of Brisbane, I do say that it is really the inner-city area of Brisbane which is the more exciting part. I think that probably one of the most boring parts of Brisbane is the North-West suburbs, like Stafford and Enoggera.

The Big W shopping centre in Stafford is in fact larger than the one at Taigum and I have found that there isn’t even as much in the way of fashion outlets at Stafford as there is at Taigum.
A lot of the houses and buildings in Stafford are a bit rough as well. I quite often go down Days Road and see all these big sheds with paint peeling and smashed windows, etc. I think that Brisbane should focus on limiting the number of industrial facilities in the area by knocking them down and building houses or apartments on the site.

Waylon Smithers | June 18th, 2006 at 12:40 am
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Hmm, tough one.

Brisbane isn’t dead if you compare it Biloela or Wagga Wagga, though it probably doesn’t quite have the excitement of Sydney. Having said that, the areas west of Glebe don’t exactly set the world on fire (even if many of the residents like setting parks on fire) and you obviously haven’t spent any time in Dandenong if you think Brisbane is dangerous.

There is a web site in Brisbane called http://www.sobrisbane.com that will either confirm or deny your ideas. I don’t have anything to do with that site, however a blog site I write for did, ahem, rewrite some of their pieces in the satirical blog site http://www.itaslllies.com.

Anyhoo, what was the question? Oh yes, you’re probably right and you could be wrong, but honestly, I don’t think anyone gives a rats a$%e.

Waylon Smithers
http://www.itsalllies.com

Julia | July 31st, 2006 at 4:14 pm
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Yep, well, pretty much like everywhere else in the world Brisbane is what you make it!!
Ok, so if you want to head in for a cocktail or a bite to eat that isn’t macca’s or a dodgy kebab after 3am you have a problem(thanks Beattie for making Brissy backwards) and yes the shopping here is remarkably crap (unless you make 8 times more than me and can afford some of the valley’s finest botiques- I wish).
However sitting at rics at 5am enjoying their $4 breakky before driving home over the story bridge, sneaking a glance at the sun coming up over ‘our brisbane’ all without a coat on in the middle of winter does make you feel pretty lucky.
Unfortunately I really think that we tend to follow the masses rather than try and develop our own identity. In saying that- I suppose I just wish we were a bit more like Melbourne!!!(of course still without the need for warm clothes)

fred | August 9th, 2006 at 12:44 am
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PERTH IS BORING. heres why, WHO wants to vist somewhere that has cafes on every grid-locked street?
A place where you cant ride a bicycle without a helmet?
Dog shit fines. Fishing Fees, Camping Fees.
Toilets at train station you have to pay to shit in?
Arsehole facist police state traffic mentality.
PERTH DRIVERS..
3 sets of Traffic Lights per man woman and Child.
Pedophile laws that forbid the use of a CAMERA at a public beach.
Shopping Center NAZIS
The BORINGCUNTS THAT LIVE HERE?
The YANK SAILORS?
BIKIE GANGS and STUPID BOGAN REDNECKS FROM ROCKINGHAM?

Yes Perth isnt Boring… ITS JUST A CUNT OF A PLACE FOR CUNTS.

fred | August 9th, 2006 at 12:51 am
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PERTH IS BORING. heres why, WHO wants to vist somewhere that has cafes on every grid-locked street?
A place where you cant ride a bicycle without a helmet?
Dog shit fines. Fishing Fees, Camping Fees.
Toilets at train station you have to pay to shit in?
Arsehole facist police state traffic mentality.
PERTH DRIVERS..
3 sets of Traffic Lights per man woman and Child.
Pedophile laws that forbid the use of a CAMERA at a public beach.
Shopping Center NAZIS
The BORINGCUNTS THAT LIVE HERE?
The YANK SAILORS?
BIKIE GANGS and STUPID BOGAN REDNECKS FROM ROCKINGHAM?

Yes Perth isnt Boring… ITS JUST A CUNT OF A PLACE FOR CUNTS.PERTH IS BORING. heres why, WHO wants to vist somewhere that has cafes on every grid-locked street?
A place where you cant ride a bicycle without a helmet?
Dog shit fines. Fishing Fees, Camping Fees.
Toilets at train station you have to pay to shit in?
Arsehole facist police state traffic mentality.
PERTH DRIVERS..
3 sets of Traffic Lights per man woman and Child.
Pedophile laws that forbid the use of a CAMERA at a public beach.
Shopping Center NAZIS
The BORINGCUNTS THAT LIVE HERE?
The YANK SAILORS?
BIKIE GANGS and STUPID BOGAN REDNECKS FROM ROCKINGHAM?

Yes Perth isnt Boring… ITS JUST A CUNT OF A PLACE FOR CUNTS.PERTH IS BORING. heres why, WHO wants to vist somewhere that has cafes on every grid-locked street?
A place where you cant ride a bicycle without a helmet?
Dog shit fines. Fishing Fees, Camping Fees.
Toilets at train station you have to pay to shit in?
Arsehole facist police state traffic mentality.
PERTH DRIVERS..
3 sets of Traffic Lights per man woman and Child.
Pedophile laws that forbid the use of a CAMERA at a public beach.
Shopping Center NAZIS
The BORINGCUNTS THAT LIVE HERE?
The YANK SAILORS?
BIKIE GANGS and STUPID BOGAN REDNECKS FROM ROCKINGHAM?

Yes Perth isnt Boring… ITS JUST A CUNT OF A PLACE FOR CUNTS.

Brisbane Car Hire | August 28th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
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Brisbane is FAR from boring. It’s the travel hub of Australia. From brisbane you can take a rental car to dreamworld, seaworld, dozens of the worlds best rated beachs, gold coast, sunshine coast etc… all within 1 hour drive in a car hire from Brisbane.
Brisbane’s nightlife is some of the wildest in Australia. The girls are gorgeous and the men are handsom.

I love going to Brisbane just for the night life and please drives in my car.

Sean | November 3rd, 2007 at 1:59 am
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Melbourne is quite possibly the Earth’s rectum. No food delivered after 12pm? Second biggest city in the country? Just a cunt of a place. That’s
Me!bourne, keep it cocksucker!

Joe | April 16th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
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I love Brisbane its got alot happening but its not as crowded as Sydney and the people are heaps nicer hear and the trains actually run pretty well on time here


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